Gwilym Lewis : letters from Egypt,

This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru

  • Reference
    • GB 210 NLW ex 2441.
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls004655953
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1943-1944.
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English Welsh Mainly English, some Welsh.
  • Physical Description
    • 1 bundle.
  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

Letters, 1943-1944, written by the late Gwilym Lewis to his parents Mr and Mrs Richard Lewis, Blaenau Ffestiniog, whilst serving in the Armed Forces in England and Egypt during the Second World War. The earliest letters written from Norfolk and Woolwich are in Welsh and his letters from the Middle East are all in English except for a reproduction of a letter which is written in Welsh.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Mr David E. Lewis; Tal-y-bont, Gwynedd; October 2006; Donation; 004655953.

Note

Title based on contents.

Preferred citation: NLW ex 2441.

Related Material

A letter and order book, 1946-9, of Richard Lewis, Blaenau Ffestiniog, and his son Gwilym Lewis, monumental masons and sculptors, is in NLW ex 908.

Additional Information

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